A Plan for the Improvement of
English Spelling
by Mark Twain
For example, in Year 1 that useless letter "c" would be dropped to be
replased either by "k" or "s", and likewise "x"
would no longer be part of the alphabet. The only kase in which "c"
would be retained would be the "ch" formation, which will be dealt
with later. Year 2 might reform "w" spelling, so that
"which" and "one" would take the same konsonant, wile Year 3
might well abolish "y" replasing it with "i" and Iear 4
might fiks the "g/j" anomali wonse and for all. Jenerally, then, the
improvement would kontinue iear bai iear with Iear 5 doing awai with useless
double konsonants, and Iears 6-12 or so modifaiing vowlz and the rimeining voist
and unvoist konsonants. Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius
ov thi ridandant letez "c", "y" and "x" -- bai now
jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doder! ez -- tu riplais "ch",
"sh", and "th" rispektivli. Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers
ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe
Ingliy-spiking werld.